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-- "Throw me that lipstick, darling, I wanna redo my stigmata." +-Jennifer Saunders, "Absolutely Fabulous"

It's worth pointing out that Americans understand nothing at all about football (which they insist on calling soccer), so the meaning of this phrase is entirely inconsequential. Regards DC Cat ;)

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Inglish, Sorry it has taken a while to reply to your question. It's a difficult question. To understand the game you must first know its history Rugby History and Other Info I hope you find it interesting, Cheers, Mike P.S. The similar sport in which helmets are worn is not Rugby at all, it...

They are all mamma's boys.

A berth is the bed a sailor sleeps in on a ship... So 'to gain a berth' means to earn a place in a crew, or here, rather, a football team. Regards DC Cat

Gosh, you never can tell. Didn't they win The Eurovision Festival? What happened to England this year? You should never underestimate your opponents strengths.

There is more chance of Maj making sense in a post than Malta winning a football match let alone getting into a major tournament! Oops, I think this needs to be moderated!

You would say " you are totally offside". Is that what you really meant? I think you deserve a yellow card.

The kiwis are terrible at soccer. We've been to the world cup once in 1982 (Spain) and got kicked back home in the first stages. I'm not even sure if it's professional yet or still a hobby on the weekend. Rugby was pretty much like that until a few years ago. The ones that won the world cup had...